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Recruitment and Selection

Learn how to find, assess, and select top talent for your organisation.

Recruitment and Selection

Course Overview

This course provides practical strategies on managing the recruitment process using both traditional and digital methods. You will learn how to attract, assess, and select the right candidates while promoting diversity and talent development. You will also explore case studies, discuss best practice communication techniques and practise your interviewing skills.

What You'll Learn

  • The recruitment process using traditional and digital methods
  • Create clear competency based job descriptions
  • Craft job ads for social media, job boards, and print platforms
  • Screen and shortlist applicants using CVs and initial assessments
  • Conduct structured, behavioural, and panel interviews
  • Evaluate candidates using consistent, metrics-based criteria
  • Perform thorough reference and background checks
  • Make hiring decisions that promote diversity and growth
  • Develop strategies for talent retention and career progression

What's Covered

  • Overview of recruitment methods (traditional and digital)
  • Writing competency based job descriptions
  • Strategies for identifying key skills and attributes
  • Creating ads for social media, job boards, and print
  • Reviewing applications and shortlisting criteria
  • Preparing for interviews and question planning
  • The six types of interview formats and techniques
  • Questioning, active listening and handling difficult applicants
  • Best practices for reference and background checks
  • Decision making frameworks and tips for making offers
  • Case studies and practice exercises
  • Key takeaways and action planning

Format & Inclusions

Our training programs are engaging and reflective of current best practice in the subject matter delivered. All of our sessions are practical with lots of individual and group activities, skills practice, role plays and a personal action plan.

We have activities and small group work throughout the session so participants are actively engaged which makes the learning transfer easier. Participants also receive individual attention from our expert facilitator who will gauge the pre-knowledge of the group, so they are able to target the content to their needs.

In addition to the workshop, participants undertake a pre-course survey (to determine individual needs), receive a Certificate of Attendance, free access to our online toolkit and follow-up email boosters.

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